Research: Men Get More Actionable Feedback Than Womenhttps://hbr.org/2021/02/research-men-get-more-actionable-feedback-than-women
Thought this new research is really interesting - it explores a dataset of open-ended written feedback for 146 mid-level career leaders provided by their peers/managers. Study found that there are four key differences in how advice was framed for female leaders vs. male leaders: Vision: - men encouraged to "set the vision"- women encouraged to "focus on delivery"Political Skills: - men encouraged to "leverage politics" - women encouraged to "cope with politics" Asserting Leadership: - men encouraged to "claim their space" - women encouraged to "get along" Confidence: - men encouraged to "display more confidence" - women encouraged to "be more confident"Have you noticed a difference in how your feedback is framed vs. your male peers? Would love to hear thoughts!
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Also interesting that this study was led by female researchers!!
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yes true!
It is very interesting and yes, unfortunately, I have had first-hand experience of this. The "get along" one is particularly interesting and typical of what's thought of us female folk by a number of senior men that is when we speak up and out.
I think the difference between 'be more' and 'display more' [X characteristic] is super interesting. 'Display' assumes you already possess this characteristic; 'be' assumes you need to change something about yourself. Feedback I've gotten in the past included 'be more assertive' and I think had someone said 'display more assertiveness' it would have seemed more attainable. Like, I don't need to change who I am, I just need to display a certain element of my personality more in this position.